URL Shortener

This is a URL shortener built using Go. The main objective was to learn how to use the Hexagonal Architecture. The service currently supports the following databases

• Redis
• MongoDB

Run Locally

Clone the project

  git clone git@github.com:jwambugu/hexagonal-architecture-url-shortner.git

Go to the project directory

  cd hexagonal-architecture-url-shortner

Set the environment variables (Redis)

  export MS_REPOSITORY=redis
  export REDIS_URL=redis-url-goes-here

Set the environment variables (MongoDB)

  export MS_REPOSITORY=mongo
  export MONGO_URL=mongo-url-goes-here
  export MONGO_DB=redirects

Start the server

  go run main.go

API Reference

Get Shortened URL

  GET /{code}

Parameter	Type	Description
code	string	Required.

Shorten URL

  POST /

Parameter	Type	Description
url	string	Required. URL to shorten

References

• Tensor Programming